Feature request for Calibre - close Calibre after active jobs complete

[arcadesdude]

Feature request for Calibre

Currently running 9.7 on Windows. I'd like to request a feature when active jobs are running and the close X is clicked on the main window currently there is an active jobs are you sure you want to quit window, I'd like to request adding an option to close Calibre automatically once active jobs are done. This will help when several long running conversion jobs are going at the same time to close when all active jobs are completed.

[kovidgoyal]

Not a fan of this, it means anytime you perform any conversion calibre will shut down after the conversion. How does calibre remaining running after conversion finishes bother you anyway?

[arcadesdude]

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

Not a fan of this, it means anytime you perform any conversion calibre will shut down after the conversion. How does calibre remaining running after conversion finishes bother you anyway?

Calibre is awesome and an amazing program. It's also amazing that you've worked on it for so long and I've used it since the XP era. Just had to say that first.

What you ask isn't what I had in mind. What I was thinking of was anytime any conversion is done you get the default behavior as it is now.

Instead, when you have a job running (or like what I like to do is have multiple long running jobs going then walk away and let them run) the window that asks are you sure you want to quit could present a third button (quit after jobs complete).

Internally, this would set a flag (that is cleared on startup of Calibre) and when chosen and the flag is active, then when all jobs are complete, only then in that case would calibre close itself when all is done.

It would be a convenience really since I often send the book(s) to my reader (kobo) then later run a conversion to epub and awz3 for large books for archive purposes and so I can run them on my kindle too. I come back when it is done then close calibre. Hopefully that explains it better.

[kovidgoyal]

That's somewhat better, but still not a good idea, IMO. You could easily use that button and then sometime later come back and forget you have it in that mode and have calibre randomnly close on you when the background jobs finish. Again, why do you bother with closing calibre, just leave it around it's not like it is using significant resources while open.

[un_pogaz]

A solution would be that rather to immedialy close Calibre when the jobs queue is done, Calibre open a dialog with a timer "Calibre will close automatically in 30 second. Cancel / Close now ?"

It allow to prevent an unintended closure if you ever return to Calibre and forget the flag, but still preseve the auto close behavior.

Also, in addition to the third button into the "calibre have job running, are your sure?" dialog, a checkbox "Close calibre after the end of the jobs queue ended" should be added inside the Jobs queue dialog, to check and edit this session flag.

[arcadesdude]

Originally Posted by un_pogaz

A solution would be that rather to immedialy close Calibre when the jobs queue is done, Calibre open a dialog with a timer "Calibre will close automatically in 30 second. Cancel / Close now ?"

It allow to prevent an unintended closure if you ever return to Calibre and forget the flag, but still preseve the auto close behavior.

Also, in addition to the third button into the "calibre have job running, are your sure?" dialog, a checkbox "Close calibre after the end of the jobs queue ended" should be added inside the Jobs queue dialog, to check and edit this session flag.

Well said. Was going to say exactly this. This feature would be similar to downloader apps that can close when all download jobs are done (in this case close when all book processing conversion jobs are done).

I'm converting epubs once every few weeks or months not every day so it doesn't make sense for me to leave Calibre running once the jobs have all processed and completed. It's a convenience feature request really. Thank you for considering it.

[kovidgoyal]

@un_pogaz: Feel free to send a PR for that

[JSWolf]

Actually, an even better idea is to have a toggle for close after active jobs complete. But when calibre starts up again, that option is set to off. So you have to enable it when you want to use it and it won't stay on after calibre opens again.

[arcadesdude]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

Actually, an even better idea is to have a toggle for close after active jobs complete. But when calibre starts up again, that option is set to off. So you have to enable it when you want to use it and it won't stay on after calibre opens again.

Yes that's what I meant but probably didn't explain it very well in the first post. This could be useful for me, maybe others that do similar processing or long running conversion tasks.

[BetterRed]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

Actually, an even better idea is to have a toggle for close after active jobs complete. But when calibre starts up again, that option is set to off. So you have to enable it when you want to use it and it won't stay on after calibre opens again.

↑ ↑ ↑ ✔ ✔ ✔

And put it in the Jobs dialogue?

BR

[un_pogaz]

I was able to add the checkbox in the Jobs dialog, PR in pending.
Will work later to the "third button when close calibre", but it a more bigger and intrusive edit (for reason). Core feature should be validate soon.

[arcadesdude]

Originally Posted by un_pogaz

I was able to add the checkbox in the Jobs dialog, PR in pending.
Will work later to the "third button when close calibre", but it a more bigger and intrusive edit (for reason). Core feature should be validate soon.

Wow excellent! That will really be helpful and the 3rd button on close will be even more convenient but understood if it is more difficult to implement.

[un_pogaz]

Feature merged in master, and Kovid even do the 3rd button option.
It will be present in the next release.

[arcadesdude]

Excellent! Appreciate all you both do (and any other developers of Calibre!)